I'm excited that we are having lots of continued interest in our great community here, we have added an additional 3000SP already this month and not to mention steem prices are slightly better than at the start of the month. There will be no need to change any %'s with the extra SP, and I projected this growth and we started the month with a bit low VP so it's been coming back nicely and in fact if we don't get a few more delegation in the next few days I may have to increase the voting %s.

I've added a bit better details about changing delegation to the FAQ and few other minor things, take a look and let me know.

FAQ Page

I'm going to sticky this on our discord and link to it in some of our daily posts, to help with some of the questions I get.

What is this service

Stax (@silvergoldbotty) is a delegation based community upvote bot and quality community content curator. We have a growing group of amazing content creators, and open to anyone producing valuable content on any topic or tag and using any block chain interface. We also manually curate 3 posts from our community every day and showcase them in our daily post and resteem our favorite from those 3.

Who can join? Do I need to use a specific tag? Can I post with other blockchain interfaces

Our service is open to anyone here on steemit, blogging about anything and using any app to blog on. I do make a quick review of your account to make sure your not some sort of spam bot, but otherwise your in and we would be glad to have you.

How do I join

To join you just need to send a delegation of SP to @silvergoldbotty. We only accept delegation and have a minimum of 50SP and max of 5000SP. You are welcome to delegate any amount in between that amount.

Once you are a member we do require that you also cast a vote on our daily post made by @silvergoldbotty. Vote values are based on the the following calculation;100 000/(your active SP)= Your minimum return vote. (This means if you active SP is less than 1000, you will be casting a 100% daily vote) But please feel free to cast a larger vote if you wish to help support this service. All liquid funds from post payouts all go to pay for an SP lease to better reward our members, and SP rewards are used to build the account naturally for additional rewards.

How much will my vote be worth.

Currently your return vote is calculated by the following algorithm (SP delegated/90=Vote=%), but it may fluctuate and change on a regular basis as we add and lose members.

Here is is in chart form. (the tiers are just examples and you can delegate any amount between 50-5000SP that you choose)

(These values were generated on July 1st, with an SP of 130k, Steem price of 1.28, and VP of 87%, they are just a guide an may not be accurate at the time you read this post)

Tier-Title	Delegation	Vote	Vote Value(current)
Platinum	5000SP	55.6%	$5.27
Gold	2500SP	27.8%	$2.64
Silver	1250SP	13.9%	$1.35
Nickel	650SP	7.2%	$0.72
Copper	400SP	4.4%	$0.42
Lead	200SP	2.2%	$0.24
Minnow	50SP	0.6%	$0.07

What do you mean my vote will change/ Why was my vote % reduced

The % needs to be balanced carefully depending on the amount of members, as we take on more members the % of your vote will be reduced. I usually try to do the changes every 1-4 weeks as required. The thing to keep in mind is as we take on more members they are all adding to the active SP held in this account so vote values in $ should also rise accordingly.

The $ value of the vote you receive is mostly based on STEEM price and our VP, so it may change significantly and daily. The bot's VP usually stays in a range between 85-95%, and votes cast while the VP is lower will have less $ value.

How to I get my Vote

All you need to do is post your blog, no other steps. You will get one vote per day, so Stax has a built in timer to help with this, once 22hrs have elapsed you are eligible for your next vote. So this works well for people who post at the same time daily, but maybe not for erratic posters. This timer goes from your received upvote to your next post. It takes a bit of getting used to, but you can always trigger a vote by "editing" your post and the bot will find it if it's been over 22hrs.

Once you send or change you delegation there is usually a small delay since it is a manual process to add and adjust voting, usually this is done within 24 hrs but occasionally may take up to 72 hrs.

How do delegations work

If you are unfamiliar with delegating SP, it is essentially loaning your SP to another account for them to vote with, you always remain in the control of the SP and can revoke it at any time. There is a 7 day cool down period for the return of your delegation when you decide to revoke it. This is all run through the steem blockchain and steemconnect. I suggest using this tool to add or change your delegation, http://steembottracker.com/delegation.html.

If you wish to increase your delegation at anytime, please feel free, but be aware when you are adding a delegation, please enter the new final amount that you want. Adding a smaller amount will not add to your current delegation and that smaller amount will now be your total delegation. This may result in some SP being stuck in cool down.

How can you reach someone for assistance

We have a discord channel here.. You can leave a comment on any one of @silvergoldbotty's posts or reach out to @phelimint personally on discord (PheliMint #3565)

Stax's Picks

Happy Saturday everyone, Stax is pulling out all stops with the picks for today

@photogames will be doing a contest today
don't underestimate a nice zoomed in shot of the cool colors and patterns

https://steemit.com/photofeed/@jarvie/5-upclose-firework-pictures

going for a walk. It's a walk that has given many enjoyable moments, many great memories.
@livinguktaiwan is bringing us for a walk but feel a bit held back, do to insecurity

https://steemit.com/england/@livinguktaiwan/awalkalongriverthames-hvprq00fl6

So Stax wish to say ' - you did the walk justice, great post!! Now everyone, show some LOVE

A fundraising for mental health. Depression and anxiety.
It is very important to ensure that people are not alone.
Spreading awareness and eduction is something we can all be a part of.
NAMI, that gives to those suffering in silence and a part of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
NAMI -
We educate
We advocate. NAMI shapes national public policy for people with mental illness and their families and provides volunteer leaders with the tools, resources and skills necessary to save mental health in all states.
We listen. Our toll-free NAMI HelpLine allows us to respond personally
We lead. Public awareness events and activities, including Mental Illness Awareness Week and NAMIWalks, successfully fight stigma and encourage understanding.
https://ifundraise.nami.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=505&referrer=WEBTD
also look into @freewrite contest with @mariannewest.

https://steemit.com/psychology/@eaglespirit/don-t-suffer-in-silence-donation-proof-of-payout-to-national-alliance-on-mental-illness

Know that the love is yours, you will not go bankrupt by sharing it.

Community Partners

I wanted to take a moment in our daily posts to shout out some of our community partners! There are lots of other great upvote and curation services across steemit so please feel free to check out some of our partners. Also many of them still accept subscriptions in Steem/SBD for everyone still inquiring about that option.

If you're a community curation project, please reach out to @phelimint #3565 to discuss potential partnerships.

@Qurator

@jumbot

@talentclub

@thealliance